Singularity Sky

Synopses & Reviews

Publisher Comments:

Now in paperback--a truly visionary first novel from the most talked-about new voice in science fiction. In the 21st century, faster-than-light travel is perfected and the Eschaton, a superhuman artificial intelligence, is "born." Targeted print add.

Synopsis:

Four hundred years in the future, time travel has been perfected and groundbreaking developments in Artificial Intelligence have been made. But is this a great step forward for humanity--or its ultimate downfall?

Synopsis:

In the 21st century, faster-than-light travel is perfected and the Eschaton, a superhuman artificial intelligence, is "born." A first novel from an award-winning shortstory author.

About the Author

Charles Stross was born in Leeds, England in 1964. He holds degrees in pharmacy and computer science, and has worked in a variety of jobs including pharmacist, technical author, software engineer, and freelance journalist. He is now a full-time writer.

What Our Readers Are Saying

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macartisan, September 1, 2011 (view all comments by macartisan)
This was Charlie Stross' first novel, and it's one of the best first novels in the sci-fi genre. It's a semi-cimic romp through a universe where humanity has suffered a 'hard launch' AI singularity - the computer systems of the planet achieve sentience & in the space of a few days achieve (as Charlie puts it), 'a weakly Godlike intelligence' - and then things get REALLY weird.

There's a lot to love here, and I can guarantee Charlie has gotten better on every novel since.

Four hundred years in the future, time travel has been perfected and groundbreaking developments in Artificial Intelligence have been made. But is this a great step forward for humanity--or its ultimate downfall?

"Synopsis"
by Ingram,
In the 21st century, faster-than-light travel is perfected and the Eschaton, a superhuman artificial intelligence, is "born." A first novel from an award-winning shortstory author.

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